2012 Bahrain Grand Prix articles

Vettel “never wasted a thought” on Ferrari protest

2012 Brazilian Grand Prix

19th December 2012, 10:0319th December 2012, 15:24 | Written by Keith Collantine

Sebastian Vettel says he was never concerned about a potential threat to his world championship victory from Ferrari’s ‘clarification request’ to the FIA.

F1 fans’ videos from the Chinese and Bahrain races

F1 video

4th May 2012, 9:094th May 2012, 9:16 | Written by Keith Collantine

There was plenty of fan footage to be found from the Australian and Malaysian races, but not as much from China and even less from Bahrain.

Raikkonen voted Bahrain GP Driver of the Weekend

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix

3rd May 2012, 12:3010th December 2012, 11:32 | Written by Keith Collantine

Kimi Raikkonen was voted Driver of the Weekend for the Bahrain Grand Prix following his run from eleventh to second.

Rate the race result: 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix

2nd May 2012, 11:2925th March 2015, 6:02 | Written by Daniel Thomas

The question of whether the Bahrain Grand Prix should have gone ahead figured highly in some people’s opinions of the race.

Mugello test crucial for Ferrari’s championship chances

2012 F1 testing

30th April 2012, 11:0930th April 2012, 12:22 | Written by Keith Collantine

The teams begin three days of testing at Mugello tomorrow. It’s home ground for Ferrari and they have a lot of work to do to get on the front runners’ pace.

Should Lotus have used team orders in Bahrain?

Debates and polls

26th April 2012, 12:3427th April 2012, 15:39 | Written by Keith Collantine

Should Lotus have used team orders to help Kimi Raikkonen pass Romain Grosjean in Bahrain?

F1 handed Bahrain more than just a propaganda victory

Comment

25th April 2012, 13:0527th October 2012, 8:00 | Written by Keith Collantine

F1 gave the Bahrain regime a propaganda victory from the moment they arrived until they left the circuit, passing banners bearing the legend “UniF1ed – we did it!”

Top ten pictures from the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix

24th April 2012, 9:3025th April 2012, 9:30 | Written by Keith Collantine

A selection of the ten best pictures from F1’s controversial weekend in Bahrain.

Vote for the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix driver of the weekend

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix

23rd April 2012, 13:3310th December 2012, 11:35 | Written by Keith Collantine

Compare all the drivers’ performances and vote for who you think was the best driver of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend.

Four teams win first four races for first time in 29 years

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix stats and facts

23rd April 2012, 11:0324th April 2012, 12:34 | Written by Keith Collantine

Red Bull became the fourth different team to win in as many races at the start of the year, which hasn’t happened since 1983.

Rosberg, Hamilton and Alonso cleared over incidents

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix

22nd April 2012, 22:0322nd April 2012, 22:06 | Written by Keith Collantine

The stewards of the Bahrain Grand Prix have taken no action against Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso for incidents involving the drivers during the race.

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix fastest laps

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix

22nd April 2012, 21:4422nd April 2012, 21:44 | Written by Keith Collantine

All the drivers’ lap times, the list of fastest laps and how Paul di Resta was the only driver to make a two-stop strategy work.

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix lap charts

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix

22nd April 2012, 20:5322nd April 2012, 21:14 | Written by Keith Collantine

The lap and race charts show how Kimi Raikkonen lost more time behind Felipe Massa than Romain Grosjean – and how poor starts spoiled Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg’s races.